Amazing Things Will Happen: A Real World Guide on Achieving Success and Happiness

Description

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen Amazing Things Will Happen offers straightforward advice that can be put into action to improve your life. Through personal anecdotes from the author's life, and interviews of successful individuals across several industries, this book demonstrates how to achieve success, in all aspects of life, through hard work and acts of kindness. Split into five sections, this book details how to begin the self-improvement journey. * Explains how to cope with the situation you are currently in, and how to make the most of it until you can break free * Shares exercises and practices that can help define your goals and how to set realistic tasks to reach them * Helps you to navigate the seas of doubters and obstacles to get to where you want to be * Ensures that you help others, once you have reached your goals Each of us has different goals in life, but everyone wants to succeed, and have as much fun as possible along the way. Amazing Things Will Happen shows how to get on this path to success.

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About Author

C.C. CHAPMAN is the founder of the Cleon Foundation, whose mission is to make the world a better place through creativity. Whether on stage delivering a keynote, in a conference room consulting with some of the largest brands in the world, or through any of his online channels, he always inspires and motivates others. C.C. is considered to be one of the premier thought leaders in creative social media and an innovative marketing expert. He is an advocate of the belief that through being a good hardworking person, anyone can achieve their dreams, and he shares these stories on his popular web series, Passion Hit TV. Visit cc-chapman.com to find out more.

Contents

Acknowledgments xi You Choose the Path to Follow xiii Preface xv Short On Time, But Still Crave Amazing Things? 1 Why a Guide? 4 Introduction: My Journey So Far 8 Chapter 1 How to Be a Passion Hit 32 Chapter 2 Trust Your Gut 36 Chapter 3 Take Stock 39 Chapter 4 Knowing When to Move On 41 Chapter 5 The Power of Writing It Down 44 Chapter 6 The Three-Word Exercise 48 Chapter 7 The Magic of Turkey Pot Pie 57 Chapter 8 Don t Let the Seagulls Get You Down 61 Chapter 9 Simplify, Focus, and Attack 65 Chapter 10 Everyone Has Excuses 70 Chapter 11 No More Saying, I Can t 72 Chapter 12 Stop Talking; Start Doing 77 Chapter 13 Risk Can Be Scary; Embrace It and Move Forward 82 Chapter 14 Quitting Is Always an Option 85 Chapter 15 Know What You Hate and Then Don t Do It 88 Chapter 16 With a Little Help from Our Friends 91 Chapter 17 Life Is Too Short for Bad Wine 95 Chapter 18 Be a Duck 99 Chapter 19 To Each Their Own ... 105 Chapter 20 Forget Skipping Pebbles; Throw a Boulder! 108 Chapter 21 Living the Road Less Traveled 112 Chapter 22 Focus on the Flame 115 Chapter 23 Learning to Say No 118 Chapter 24 Have a Small-Town Mentality 124 Chapter 25 Workshifting 134 Chapter 26 Rules Are Like Rubber Bands 140 Chapter 27 Beer and Coffee 144 Chapter 28 Hallway Magic 148 Chapter 29 Celebrate Success of All Sizes 151 Chapter 30 Learn from Failure, But Don t Seek It Out 155 Chapter 31 Don t Let the Asshats and Ankle Biters Get You Down 158 Chapter 32 Can You Idle Well? 163 Chapter 33 Giving Back and Gratitude 167 Chapter 34 Play in the Rain 171 Chapter 35 The End and the Beginning 173 Appendix Dangerous Books 177